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A review by maddie408
Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan
2.0
Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC in return for an honest review!
i really wanted to like this one. the introduction started off well, two girls trying to break the barriers of women’s sports. i loved that!
but as the story progressed, the characters and plot were very frustrating. i have not read a YA book recently, so i feel as though i’m very picky about them. the two main characters had moments that made them very unlikeable, blaming the other or one of them blaming their mother who passed away for their hardships. that left quite a bad taste in my mouth.
along with that, the characters honestly were a little too similar in their povs that i had a hard time keeping track of which pov i was reading. they were almost too alike. the miscommunication was quite insufferable as it was the focal point of the climax of the story. i think a lot of the issues could be easily solved.
the issues june was having with her shoulder and all of the adults continuing to push her honestly felt like child abuse. i was not a fan of that especially her father being the front runner forcing her to play despite knowing she was hurting.
i think a lot of this story needs to be fleshed out with character development and a stronger climax rather than solely miscommunication and angst.
i really wanted to like this one. the introduction started off well, two girls trying to break the barriers of women’s sports. i loved that!
but as the story progressed, the characters and plot were very frustrating. i have not read a YA book recently, so i feel as though i’m very picky about them. the two main characters had moments that made them very unlikeable, blaming the other or one of them blaming their mother who passed away for their hardships. that left quite a bad taste in my mouth.
along with that, the characters honestly were a little too similar in their povs that i had a hard time keeping track of which pov i was reading. they were almost too alike. the miscommunication was quite insufferable as it was the focal point of the climax of the story. i think a lot of the issues could be easily solved.
the issues june was having with her shoulder and all of the adults continuing to push her honestly felt like child abuse. i was not a fan of that especially her father being the front runner forcing her to play despite knowing she was hurting.
i think a lot of this story needs to be fleshed out with character development and a stronger climax rather than solely miscommunication and angst.